BPL Teams Finalized After the Draft

Ahead of the upcoming Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the player draft was held today at a five-star hotel in Dhaka. Durbar Rajshahi had the first pick in the opening round and chose Taskin Ahmed from category 'A.' Dhaka Capitals followed by picking Litton Kumar Das. Dhaka Capitals also secured Saim Ayub as their first pick among foreign players.

Before the draft, the seven teams (three new, four old) had already organized their squads through retention and direct signings. With the draft, all teams have now finalized their squads.

Here’s how the seven teams look after the draft:

Fortune Barishal:

Direct signings and retained players:
Tamim Iqbal, Mushfiqur Rahim, Towhid Hridoy, Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan), Kyle Mayers (West Indies), David Malan (England), Faheem Ashraf (Pakistan), Mohammad Ali (Pakistan), Khan Jahanabad (Pakistan)

From the draft:
Mahmudullah Riyad, Tanvir Islam, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Ripon Mondol, Ebadot Hossain, Nayeem Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Taijul Islam, Shahidul Islam, Ariful Islam,
James Fuller (England), Pathum Nissanka (Sri Lanka), Nadre Burger (South Africa)

Sylhet Strikers:

Direct signings and retained players:
Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Zakir Hasan, Jaker Ali Anik, Paul Stirling (Ireland), George Munsey (Scotland)

From the draft:
Rony Talukdar, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Al-Amin Hossain, Arafat Sunny, Ruel Mia, Ariful Haque, Nihaduzzaman, Nahidul Islam,
Rahkeem Cornwall (West Indies), Samiullah Shenwari (Afghanistan), Reece Topley (England)

Khulna Tigers:

Direct signings and retained players:
Nasum Ahmed, Afif Hossain, Mehedi Hasan Miraz

From the draft:
Hasan Mahmud, Naim Sheikh, Imrul Kayes, Mahidul Ankon, Abu Hider Rony, Ziaur Rahman, Mahfuzur Rahman Rabbi, Mahmudul Hasan Joy,
Mohammad Hasnain (Pakistan), Oshane Thomas (West Indies), Lewis Gregory (England), Mohammad Nawaz (Pakistan)

Rangpur Riders:

Direct signings and retained players:
Nurul Hasan Sohan, Sheikh Mehedi Hasan, Mohammad Saifuddin,
Khushdil Shah (Pakistan), Alex Hales (England), Iftikhar Ahmed (Pakistan), Allah Ghazanfar (Afghanistan), Saurabh Netravalkar (USA), Steven Ryan Taylor (USA)

From the draft:
Nahid Rana, Saif Hassan, Soumya Sarkar, Rakibul Hasan, Rejaur Rahman Raja, Irfan Sukkur, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Taufiq Khan Tushar,
Akif Javed (Pakistan), Curtis Campher (Ireland)

Dhaka Capitals:

Direct signings and retained players:
Mustafizur Rahman, Tanzid Hasan Tamim,
Johnson Charles (West Indies), Stephen Eskinazi (England), Shahnawaz Dahani (Pakistan), Thisara Perera (Sri Lanka), Amir Hamza (Afghanistan)

From the draft:
Litton Das, Habibur Rahman Sohan, Abu Jayed Rahi, Mukidul Islam Mugdha, Mushfik Hasan, Sabbir Rahman, Munim Shahriar, Asif Hasan Mitul, Shahadat Hossain Dipu,
Saim Ayub (Pakistan), Mir Hamza (Afghanistan)

Chittagong Kings:

Direct signings and retained players:
Shakib Al Hasan, Shariful Islam (Direct signing), Moeen Ali (England), Usman Khan (Pakistan), Haider Ali (Pakistan), Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka), Mohammad Wasim Jr. (Pakistan), Binura Fernando (Sri Lanka)

From the draft:
Shamim Hossain, Parvez Hossain Emon, Khaled Ahmed, Alis Al Islam, Mohammad Mithun, Naim Islam, Maruf Mridha, Rahatul Ferdous Javed, Sheikh Parvez Jibon, Marshall Ayub,
Graham Clark (England), Thomas O'Connell (Australia)

Durbar Rajshahi:

Direct signings and retained players:
Anamul Haque Bijoy, Zishan Alam

From the draft:
Taskin Ahmed, Jisan Alam, Yasir Ali Rabbi, Sabbir Hossain, Sanjamul Islam, M Meherob Hossain, Akbar Ali, Hasan Murad, Shafiul Islam, Mohr Sheikh Antor,
Saad Nasim (Pakistan), Lahiru Samarakkon (Sri Lanka)